Category: Sighting

West End:-  83 Great Crested Grebe some birds starting nesting with 6 occupied nests seen, 52 Greylag, Pheasant chick was seen in the Car Park, 2 Moorhen (1 sitting on a nest on tern raft), 3 Lapwing, several Common Tern chicks are now starting to fledge, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Swallow, 2 Terrapins.

Whillet’s Meadows:- 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 25 Goldfinch, Yellowhammer heard, 3m Reed Buntings plus usual warblers, Whitethroats, Chiffchaff etc.

Dragonfly and Damselfly:- 1f Beautiful Demoiselle, pair Large Red Damselfly, 25+ pairs Azure damselfly, 1f Four Spotted Chaser ovipositing, 2m Emperor & 1 Common Darter dragonflies.
Butterfly transect count highlights were:- 63 Meadow Brown, 11 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 115 Ringlet (a record count), 15 Small Skipper, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Silver Washed Fritillary fleetingly flew over the meadows, 1 Cinnabar Moth.

Moth box result from night 4/5 July:- 70 moths covering 26 species; highlights were: 1 Swallow-tailed moth, 1 Lobster moth, Large & Common Emerald, Buff Tip, 2 Minor Shoulder Knot, 1 Shoulder Striped Wainscot, 2 Obscure Wainscot.
See “Photos” for pictures of some of these moths.

West End:-  3 Little Egret, 44 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 8+2 young Mandarin, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Swallow, 3 Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush & Reed Warbler heard.

Southern Water Lagoon:- 1 adult Little Grebe with two well grown young, Mandarin with one well grown young, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 20 House Martins, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Egyptian Geese, 1 Kestrel.
West End:- 13 Mandarin, 80 Great Crested Grebes, 90 Greylag Geese, 10 Lapwings.

West End:- 19 young Common Tern now with two fledged and flying, 2 adults still on eggs, 70 Great Crested Grebes with four birds nesting and one large juvenile, 10 Lapwings, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 12 Mandarin, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Doves, 70 Greylag Geese, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 singing Reed Warbler.
Whillet’s:- 2 Reed Buntings carrying food, 1 Garden Warbler carrying food, 10+ Whitethroats, Reed Warbler singing in third meadow, 1 male Yellowhammer singing, 45 Goldfinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff singing and adult feeding 4 fledged young.
Female Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Emperors, 1 Cinnarbar Moth, 94 Meadow Brown and 67 Ringlets.

West End:- 10 Lapwings, Pied Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebes and Common Terns on nests, Reed Warblers.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Herring Gull, 48 Black-headed Gull, 4 Swifts, 4 House Martins, 4 Egyptian Geese, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Small Heath, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admiral.

Whillet’s:- 1 Spotted Flycatcher behind reed bed, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Buntings, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 1 Mandarin, 18 Goldfinch, several Reed Warblers collecting food, 2 Swallow, 1 Bullfinch. 1 Slow Worm, 2 Grass Snakes, 1 Cinnabar Moth, 6 White-legged Damselfies,
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Mandarin.

West End:- 8 pairs of Common Terns have 18 young; 2 others still sitting on nests, 14 Lapwings, 3 Mandarins, 78 Great Crested Grebes.
Whillet’s:- 1 Red Kite, 3 Reed Buntings, 1 singing male Yellowhammer, 2 singing Chiffchaffs.
11 species of butterfly recorded included ; Small Heath, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Comma, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown & Ringlet. 3 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Blue-Tail Damselfly and 3 White-legged Damselflies.

West End:- 11 Mandarin.
Whillet’s: Butterfly count – 16 Meadow Brown, 9 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 3 Painted Lady, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 100+ Azure Damselfly at Meadow Pond, 1 White Legged Damselfly, 1 Beautiful Demoiselle.